It is so nice to be in an environment that is all about exploration, whether it be exploring how a gesture feels or exploring a crack in the floor. ... The same goes with gesture work, although in my opinion, it does not seem as clear as the Laban verbs. By repeating a gesture with a word it can give me a different feeling, I guess, but I have not found enlightenment in the exercise .yet. ...
" As the language barrier persisted, we unintentionally created our own unique method of communication- a series of gestures, friendly smiles, and showing me memorabilia from his time in the war. ... As I joined him, he looked up and patted to his side, signaling me to sit by him, one of many hand gestures I had become so accustomed to. ...
"An Epic Battle" In chapter 17 the scene that captured my attention the most is the confrontation of Ras the Exhorter, his men, the narrator, and Todd. This scene captured my attention mainly because of the violent climax after the build up of the characters and their motives. When we fist get...
Emotional and psychological harm are less obvious because scars are unable to be detected using our physical senses. Therefore, as a society, we are forced to make value judgements as to the severity of the damage that is inflicted. When expressive tactics are used to inflict suffering...
Realism in Europe followed the literary Romantic Movement. With science being the basis of new thought, imagination is thrown out the window and Realism is developed. It was an attempt to describe surroundings and behavior of mankind exactly as they appear. The author's way of telling realistic stor...
The Art of Making Dances In Doris Humphrey, "The Art of Making Dances", she elaborates on her thoughts of movement in dance. She first explains how dance has expanded over time. She expresses her feelings on the kinds of individuals that should be granted the opportunity to be choreographers. She...
The main character in the short story "Araby" by James Joyce is a young boy that looks through life with self-deceptive eyes. He thinks he is in love with a girl, but in reality all he has are his romantic thoughts and an unrealistic idolization. It is a story about self-deception - a young boy's ...
Language and Communication Communication is the process whereby people transmit information about their ideas and feelings to one another. We communicate through spoken and written words, through tone of voice and physical closeness, through gestures and postures. What is not said is just as imp...
Latimer theorizes that "breaking in on the privacy of another soul, made me, by an irrational instinct, draw the shroud of concealment more closely around my own, as we automatically perform the gesture we feel to be wanting in another" (Eliot 38). ...
A&P: A Philosophical Comparison Sammy's story is a coming of age story, not unlike Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" in a modern light. It is a story of that painful beginning stage of discovering one's authentic self. Sammy is confronted with his own prejudices and misguided percep...
Lessing starts off the story with a description of three men at work on the roof during the week of the hot sun. I believe Lessing wanted to emphasize the characteristics of men of the construction class. These guys were tough, they were constantly exposed to heat, hard headed, domineering and egois...
